WiX Version

5.0.0

.NET or MSBuild or Visual Studio Version

.NET 8.0.300

HeatWave Version

1.0.4.5

Windows Version

Win10 21H2

Repro Repo

No response

Repro Steps

1. In a wxs file, use Files with Include="**". Example:

<Wix xmlns="http://wixtoolset.org/schemas/v4/wxs">
	<Package Name="MyProduct" Version="1.0.0.0" Manufacturer="Example Corporation" UpgradeCode="{ABCDEFF7-BC0C-4393-ACD8-B2396B5C3564}"		>
                <Files Include="**" />
	</Package>
</Wix>

2. wix build -bindPath ..\data test.wxs
3. wix msi decompile test.msi -o test.decompiled.wxs
4. View the decompiled results

Actual Result

The MSI included files from the source directory

Expected Result

The MSI included files from the directory specified by the -bindpath argument.

The documentation for Files says of **: "If an unnamed bind path was specified, all files in that directory and its subdirectories."

Possibly related:

• If I use !(bindpath)\**, the build issues a warning warning WIX8601: Missing directory for harvesting files: Could not find a part of the path 'C:\temp\wixtest\code\!(bindpath)'
• When I use a named bind (-bindPath main=C:\temp\wixtest\data) I get a crash: error WIX0001: System.UnauthorizedAccessException: Access to the path 'C:\Config.Msi' is denied.

Acknowledgements

• I acknowledge that this is a fully completed bug report. It is not a question or attempt to get help debugging my issue (because those should be sent to Discussions).